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now harry reid is suddenly the guy for fast action. where was he when they took a five-week vacation? >> should have been here. and september 30 seems to happen every calendar year. >> i have noticed that as well. >> i'm not sure why this is a startling fact. it's as if we saved the day by beating the deadline of october 1. can you imagine any business -- fox news, my small business -- running my i books based on the day before all the bills start getting due for the next cycle? >> why don't others see it that way? everyone is busy talking about the continued resolution, but no one understands the job of creating a budget and agreeing on a budget was never met. so this is sort of -- one job wasn't done. now a second job to cover up for the first job not done can't be done. it's like hiring a secretary for your secretary who isn't doing the job. it doesn't work. if you look at the last four year where is the senate had no budget whatsoever, the fact that we have a budget now is a laughable document simply because it needs another trilli
now harry reid is suddenly the guy for fast action. where was he when they took a five-week vacation? >> should have been here. and september 30 seems to happen every calendar year. >> i have noticed that as well. >> i'm not sure why this is a startling fact. it's as if we saved the day by beating the deadline of october 1. can you imagine any business -- fox news, my small business -- running my i books based on the day before all the bills start getting due for the next...
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i've given harry reid a hard time over the years. but he's not necessarily securely had the votes until now. you've had democrats like dianne feinstein or max baucus or barbara boxer say they were worried about this step, they wanted to protect the rules and the way things worked. even they have been driven over the edge by that litany of obstruction that you opened this segment with. really, when you -- you know, chuck grassley and mitch mcconnell they went too far by saying that simply appointing judges to the d.c. circuit was court packing, they forced the hands of the democrats. they cannot be reasoned with or compromised with. this is obstruction and democrats went along with harry reid and said we'll do it. >> as i said, dinah washington, what a difference a day makes. this is going to be remembered. for the president's enemies, attacking the president's agenda, his character and legitima legitimacy, they do all the time. this is the senate's top roochlt here's mitch mcconnell speaking in the senate earlier today. >> here's the
i've given harry reid a hard time over the years. but he's not necessarily securely had the votes until now. you've had democrats like dianne feinstein or max baucus or barbara boxer say they were worried about this step, they wanted to protect the rules and the way things worked. even they have been driven over the edge by that litany of obstruction that you opened this segment with. really, when you -- you know, chuck grassley and mitch mcconnell they went too far by saying that simply...
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the senate majority leader, harry reid, was talking about it. they talked a while ago, cut some deals. mccain did some good work there, but they kept coming at obama, saying, you don't count as president. you can't pick your cabinet. we're going to vote against everything. leading the charge, of course, has been ted cruz. who votes against everything. if caroline kennedy's nomination had come to the floor, i would have pet on cruz to vote against that. total negativity, and now the democrats have taken the attack against it. >> that's the interesting thing about this. when we first started hearing rumblings of the nuclear option and the nominees to the circuit court being denied the up or down vote the democrats wanted, we said this is a scene in the play we have seen before. harry reid will make the threats, it will come down to the wire, and there will be a deal struck. they'll want to step forward to preserve this tradition in the senate. the amazing thing here to me is two things. one, republicans put president obama, harry reid, and the dem
the senate majority leader, harry reid, was talking about it. they talked a while ago, cut some deals. mccain did some good work there, but they kept coming at obama, saying, you don't count as president. you can't pick your cabinet. we're going to vote against everything. leading the charge, of course, has been ted cruz. who votes against everything. if caroline kennedy's nomination had come to the floor, i would have pet on cruz to vote against that. total negativity, and now the democrats...
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again, the longer it harry reid allows the debate to go, the more permits to have an up or down vote. all we're trying to do is make sure there is thoughtful consideration of this and that second amendment rights are not infringed upon. if that happens, hats they will hold on. this is about process. long as there is, i'm all for it. >> both chambers of congress will return on monday. you can watch of the house live at noon on c-span and the senate live at 2 p.m. on c-span 2 would legislative work on the gun bill starting on tuesday. >> this week, the president's weekly address is given by francine wheeler. the mother of a six-year-old boy ,ho was killed in the nude town connecticut elementary shooting. she calls for action on new gun- control laws. this is the first time someone other than president obama or vice president biden has delivered the weekly address. the republican i just is given by the representative of indiana. she or the president to work with republicans to balance the urges theshe president to work with republicans to bounce a budget. >> hi. as you have probably noti
again, the longer it harry reid allows the debate to go, the more permits to have an up or down vote. all we're trying to do is make sure there is thoughtful consideration of this and that second amendment rights are not infringed upon. if that happens, hats they will hold on. this is about process. long as there is, i'm all for it. >> both chambers of congress will return on monday. you can watch of the house live at noon on c-span and the senate live at 2 p.m. on c-span 2 would...
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on abc over the weekend, harry reid pointedly would not commit to supporting an assault weapons ban. >> i didn't vote for the assault weapons last time because it didn't make sense but i'll take a look at it. i think everyone acknowledges we should do some background checks. >> reid said the senate would move the bill through the judiciary committee, it's unlikely to include a gun ban. though reid has said california senator dianne feinstein will have an opportunity to present the provision as an amendment once the bill reaches the senate floor. remember there's a whole bunch of red tape democrats want to actively cascade a vote against the assault weapons ban so they can show they are pro-gun. >> the super bowl ad new york city mayor's group ran in the d.c. market focused on one part of the gun control bills and that's the background check, one pointing out the nra at one time supported closing the gun show loophole. >> we think it's reasonable to provide mandatory, instant criminal background checks for every sale at every gun show, no loopholes anywhere for anyone. >> 14 years lat
on abc over the weekend, harry reid pointedly would not commit to supporting an assault weapons ban. >> i didn't vote for the assault weapons last time because it didn't make sense but i'll take a look at it. i think everyone acknowledges we should do some background checks. >> reid said the senate would move the bill through the judiciary committee, it's unlikely to include a gun ban. though reid has said california senator dianne feinstein will have an opportunity to present the...
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big fight between harry reid and senator dianne feinstein. he says there won't be a vote on the assault weapon's ban, she is accusing him of breaking his word. and on the republican side reince priebus is in a spat with former republican chair michael steele. yesterday michael steele went on the radio show for andrea tontarose who is a contributor to fox news. >> michael steele who would win in a steel cage match, you or reince priebus? >> oh, no question i would clean his clock. >> what would you use the sleeper hold or -- >> just -- just one knock on the head. it's done it's over. >> no pile driver needed? >> no that's just way too much energy for this. >> bill: so then she asked him about reince priebus, saying well, michael steele made a lot of mistakes. he was a terrible chair -- i'm paraphrasing here of course. he accused him of running the party into too much debt and basically bankrupting the party, and not doing anything about a 50-state strategy, which reince priebus said he invented. >> i was laughing at some of these numb nuts say
big fight between harry reid and senator dianne feinstein. he says there won't be a vote on the assault weapon's ban, she is accusing him of breaking his word. and on the republican side reince priebus is in a spat with former republican chair michael steele. yesterday michael steele went on the radio show for andrea tontarose who is a contributor to fox news. >> michael steele who would win in a steel cage match, you or reince priebus? >> oh, no question i would clean his clock....
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the fact is harry reid, the democratic leader in the senate says the reason he is in the going to bring up the assault weapons ban as part of the legislation, there will be a vote on it as an amendment is he says it wouldn't not only get 60 votes to break a filibuster, it wouldn't get 40 votes. so that means there are a lot, at least 15 democrats who support it. this has been a failure bipartisan failure by the president to get people on board for the gun control ideas. >> eric: with the anguish and heartache and concern from both sides on this issue, what do you think will happen? >> well, there certainly will be something passed. i suspect something on gun trafficking, something on the school safety. won't be as much as asa hutchinson talks nant terms of federal support but the president agrees any way to bolster security in scams i in s a good idea. the key is background check. they're negotiating. but interestingly, although hutchinson was appointed by the n.r.a. to head this school task force, he breaks with the n.r.a. and says there could be expansion for commercial sales. nonregi
the fact is harry reid, the democratic leader in the senate says the reason he is in the going to bring up the assault weapons ban as part of the legislation, there will be a vote on it as an amendment is he says it wouldn't not only get 60 votes to break a filibuster, it wouldn't get 40 votes. so that means there are a lot, at least 15 democrats who support it. this has been a failure bipartisan failure by the president to get people on board for the gun control ideas. >> eric: with the...
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the president's in charge and harry reid in charge of the senate. you'd thought we're in harge of everything, apparently. we're not. the president needs to show leadership. the house already sent forth proposals, sitting on harry reid's desk, he's done absolutely nothing to bring this to a head. he'll put a bill up with a great title, went be what we want and force you to do it, and, by the way, blame the republicans when it doesn't happen, and then they get to it after, obviously, the march 1 #st deadline. lou: military pay will not be affected by sequester. there's the prospect of possible rolling furloughs, one day a week, several effects that civilian employees, agreat number of them in the rolling fiduciary row situation if it does, in fact, occur. the idea of a sequester turns out to have been -- it seems to me, a monumental misjudgment on the part of both parties and the president, and i can't blieve we are sitting here march 1st, and neither the republican or the leadership says this is a stupid idea, and the only people with the power to co
the president's in charge and harry reid in charge of the senate. you'd thought we're in harge of everything, apparently. we're not. the president needs to show leadership. the house already sent forth proposals, sitting on harry reid's desk, he's done absolutely nothing to bring this to a head. he'll put a bill up with a great title, went be what we want and force you to do it, and, by the way, blame the republicans when it doesn't happen, and then they get to it after, obviously, the march 1...
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harry reid said not to get together with congressional leaders as an abdication of his duty. i looked at his job and john boehner and barack obama to get in to a room to figure out the republicans continue to try to negotiate. there down to an individual mandate for a one-year delay trying to make sure the american people and members of congress have the same rules if we can go into that but that is what this is all about the republicans have been negotiating the democrats'' are holding hostage because they want to close the government. lou: i accept everything except republicans our just as pure as the driven snow. [laughter] >> i see both parties in terms of the potential of a lapse from the high road. with the apparel of the evidence that is not even achieve more than 40 percent of what the president promised. it is something i cannot understand why democrats are not as concerned as republicans. >> obamacare has been a disaster since it was passed using legislative chicanery to get it passed so from t democrats to say this is the law of the land in you cry over spilled mil
harry reid said not to get together with congressional leaders as an abdication of his duty. i looked at his job and john boehner and barack obama to get in to a room to figure out the republicans continue to try to negotiate. there down to an individual mandate for a one-year delay trying to make sure the american people and members of congress have the same rules if we can go into that but that is what this is all about the republicans have been negotiating the democrats'' are holding hostage...
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harry reid is not taking any of them. in the interview with dana bash he almost melted down he was so angry because he was asking why is he blocking a clean, continuing resolution to help children with cancer get help at the nih. he got furious because she wasn't following the party line and using white house talking points and i suspect over the next two weeks, if republicans have courage you'll see a substantial shift but it has to come down to a willingness to last long enough for the country to pay attention. >> it sounds like you're saying that what ran paul said is a winning strategy because essentially what you're saying is right now the same thing ran paul said it's the other side not willing to negotiate. >> it's more than that. i'm also saying passing a series of clean continuing resolutions section by section begins to take away the president's argument. the house has passed i think four already. every single one of them had democrats vote for them. i think they will bring up three more tomorrow. at some point,
harry reid is not taking any of them. in the interview with dana bash he almost melted down he was so angry because he was asking why is he blocking a clean, continuing resolution to help children with cancer get help at the nih. he got furious because she wasn't following the party line and using white house talking points and i suspect over the next two weeks, if republicans have courage you'll see a substantial shift but it has to come down to a willingness to last long enough for the...
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not thinks, i do harry reid has the courage to do that. if he did, he would have done it when he first went into office. he is up for a midterm election. and the republicans have totally abused the process. nothing is being done in the senate. this rule has been around for a long time. but the democrats have never abused it to this point or they never used it hardly at all. republicans in the right wings and the tea party that have totally brought down the government, have not get -- have got nothing done in the congress, and if harry reid was a true leader of the american people in which they voted for obama, they voted for the democrats in the senate, he would have done this two years ago. he was just using this as a fear tactic. he does not host: have the courage to do it. host:-- he does not have the courage to do it. host: thank you. a few more headlines this morning -- host: more headlines -- host: one more headline -- host: we will be talking about the affordable health care act later in the show. minutethis is a 50- meeting in the
not thinks, i do harry reid has the courage to do that. if he did, he would have done it when he first went into office. he is up for a midterm election. and the republicans have totally abused the process. nothing is being done in the senate. this rule has been around for a long time. but the democrats have never abused it to this point or they never used it hardly at all. republicans in the right wings and the tea party that have totally brought down the government, have not get -- have got...
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but that doesn't excuse harry reid. i can't let harry reid off of the hook. this is the best chance that we have had in the last 10 years to get an assault -- to get the assault weapons ban which, remember, was in place for 10 years, julie anne? >> we can't get them out of government until 2014 >> bill: but harry reid could do it today. at least have a vote on it and make these people vote. >> that's what we are talking about here. i maybeean maybe it doesn't get through the house. get it through the senate. at least bring it up to a vote on the floor of the senate. >> that's -- that's the issue. the issue is: itthere will not even be a vote because of harry reid. what kind of leadership is that? none. zero. zero. chris, one final point, chris, i will get right to you. but, you know, the people who want to vote no, they are -- they love harry reid. right? those spineless senators love harry reid because now, they won't have to vote. >> that's the point. they won't have to explain to their constituents why they voted against the kids at new town. >> that's a b
but that doesn't excuse harry reid. i can't let harry reid off of the hook. this is the best chance that we have had in the last 10 years to get an assault -- to get the assault weapons ban which, remember, was in place for 10 years, julie anne? >> we can't get them out of government until 2014 >> bill: but harry reid could do it today. at least have a vote on it and make these people vote. >> that's what we are talking about here. i maybeean maybe it doesn't get through the...
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harry reid said the negotiations on that front are over. he said the republicans were talking to the president, but that has now stopped, and so basically it's all eyes on the senate. it's all down to the senate. the republican caucus in the house seem to acknowledge these comments and they also, according to unnamed sources, you can guess who they are, all the usual candidates, basically there are no negotiations going on and the republicans in the senate should stand firm on their principles. of course, it's not that they want to see the debt ceiling not raised or that there is a potentially economic crisis coming. but they have their principle. they don't want to see more government spending. in the senate there is a vote taking place right now on raising the debt ceiling. they need 60 votes, and here is dick durban, the democrat from illinois who doesn't any a single republican is going to join the democrats. >> today at noon on the floor of the united states senate there is going to be a vote on this major as to whether or not we proce
harry reid said the negotiations on that front are over. he said the republicans were talking to the president, but that has now stopped, and so basically it's all eyes on the senate. it's all down to the senate. the republican caucus in the house seem to acknowledge these comments and they also, according to unnamed sources, you can guess who they are, all the usual candidates, basically there are no negotiations going on and the republicans in the senate should stand firm on their principles....
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we help harry reid take on his biggest enemy, harry reid. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. (vo) she's joy behar. >>current will let me say anything. >> john: welcome back to "viewpoint." one last quick question for the panel. with all of the dishonesty and unethical behavior in congress, can you name one person in d.c. you actually trust? >> michelle obama and her side. >> john: elon? >> no. listen, i know people -- i know politicians are politicians so i treat them as such. >> john: aaron? >> conservative -- moderate republicans for staying so quiet and maintaining -- keeping their jobs during the tough tough times. >> john: aaron wins the night. today, my friends the senate republicans made history when they used the filibuster to block a vote on president obama's nominee for secretary of defense, another republican. and the whole thing stinks like a carnival cruise ship. house majority leader harry reid was so angry he almost tore the tassels off his loafers. reid called it the saddest spect
we help harry reid take on his biggest enemy, harry reid. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. (vo) she's joy behar. >>current will let me say anything. >> john: welcome back to "viewpoint." one last quick question for the panel. with all of the dishonesty and unethical behavior in congress, can you name one person in d.c. you actually trust? >> michelle obama and her side. >> john: elon? >> no. listen, i...
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>> first, it was the white house, it was obama and jack lew and rob nabors who went to harry reid and said this is the solution but everyone has their fingerprint on this and it is everyone's -- the policy and it is law, what is important about it is, it is a governing travesty. the idea that you are going to go around and in random ways cut things and would be like a family that has to cut their budget, saying, let's cut the medicine that keeps the children alive. it is stupid. >> chris: kim, having said that it is stupid, what are the chances that we're actually going to reach march 1st and the sequester, the $85 billion in automatic cuts, will kick in and if it does, and if we begin to see, markets reacting and stuff, how does it play out with the president insisting there have to be tax hikes on the rich, and, the republicans saying, no, it all needs to come out of spending cuts? >> i think it is very likely we hit that day and it comes and the reason why is because, the republicans have been asking the white house to come up with some sort of alternative, which you actually prior
>> first, it was the white house, it was obama and jack lew and rob nabors who went to harry reid and said this is the solution but everyone has their fingerprint on this and it is everyone's -- the policy and it is law, what is important about it is, it is a governing travesty. the idea that you are going to go around and in random ways cut things and would be like a family that has to cut their budget, saying, let's cut the medicine that keeps the children alive. it is stupid. >>...
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harry reid or barack obama? it looks like it's harry reid. >> on this other -- >> ggo ahead, quickly. >> they're saying, hey, mr. president, they're starting to fold on the c.r., starting to compromise on the c.r., and we can't let them off the hook. >> judge, we saw how the memorial's being closed really unified a lot of people against this whole deal to. pay our military act, the interpretation of it for these military death benefits, take a listen to our house hearing today. >> you guys that continue to say that word that we changed the theme on obama care, the fight continues to be on obama care. our fight started with -- we all want to get rid of obama care, but we know that's not going to happen but i tlihink there's nothing wrong with that, in all fairness. >> that wasn't the clip but he said he just interpreted the law and was told by lawyers this is how he had to do it. no military death benefits. >> i listened to his testimony. he said the lawyers in the defense department, the lawyers in the justice d
harry reid or barack obama? it looks like it's harry reid. >> on this other -- >> ggo ahead, quickly. >> they're saying, hey, mr. president, they're starting to fold on the c.r., starting to compromise on the c.r., and we can't let them off the hook. >> judge, we saw how the memorial's being closed really unified a lot of people against this whole deal to. pay our military act, the interpretation of it for these military death benefits, take a listen to our house hearing...
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harry reid ringing up fingers. republicans have extended a finger toward harry reid, just a select one we cannot display on this pogrom. they have a challenge, first off i think they dropped the ball, they could have pushed for more. they had an opportunity, the president cracking and crumbling, on his heels. they should have been pushing for entitlement reform and more cuts, now they have the opportunity. here's what they have to deal with going forward. if nothing happens and nobody dies or loses a finger saturday morning they have an opportunity to point out the president just doesn't have egg on his face, he has a whole omelette. anything that goes wrong, bad weather, somebody loses a job, they will blame it on the sequester. he may even take credit for it if nothing happens he could pull a clinton, president obama. they don't look organized. lou: has the president employed the rhetoric of fear to such a degree, carried out a fear campaign that will backfire badly for the president and administration? >> andrea
harry reid ringing up fingers. republicans have extended a finger toward harry reid, just a select one we cannot display on this pogrom. they have a challenge, first off i think they dropped the ball, they could have pushed for more. they had an opportunity, the president cracking and crumbling, on his heels. they should have been pushing for entitlement reform and more cuts, now they have the opportunity. here's what they have to deal with going forward. if nothing happens and nobody dies or...
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harry reid knows that. and he tried to explain away his failure earlier today by telling the "washington post" wonkblog, "i'm not personally at this stage ready to get rid of the 60-vote fleshhold. with the history of the senate, we have to understand that the senate isn't and shouldn't be like the house." well, it's obvious that reid is more interested in protecting the senate tradition than moving the country forward. that's my read on it. he went on to say this -- "the only way we'll get rid of the filibuster is if it continues to be abused." hello. with over 380 filibusters in recent years it's shocking that reid would come back and trust republicans not to abuse the filibuster. he knows better. what's going on here? >> back in may harry reid apologized to senators jeff mercury and tom udall for blocking their original filibuster reform bill in twtd. >> if there were ever a time where tom udall and jeff americaly were prophetic it's tonight. these two fine young senators said it was time to change the r
harry reid knows that. and he tried to explain away his failure earlier today by telling the "washington post" wonkblog, "i'm not personally at this stage ready to get rid of the 60-vote fleshhold. with the history of the senate, we have to understand that the senate isn't and shouldn't be like the house." well, it's obvious that reid is more interested in protecting the senate tradition than moving the country forward. that's my read on it. he went on to say this --...
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lou: senator dianne feinstein is not happy with senator harry reid. as you heard her they're insisting she will give up her fight to pass a ban on assault weapons for a second time, despite her dramatic rhetoric today, the senators facts to not quite lineup. kelli, asking americans in late january what approach congress and the president should focus on, well, to prevent further school shootings for example. just 30%, 30 percent responded that they should focus on passing new laws on the sales of guns and ammunition. want to repeat, only 30%. 65 percent said that they should focus of school security measures and the mental health system. by the way, i want to give credit to wayne lapierre of the nra. right now the nra is the only organization or voice that has stood up and said precisely what the solution is, and it is, by the way, in place and author of the public schools in this country. it needs to be in wondered%. senate majority leader harry reid says the assault weapons ban had fewer, as he put it -- this is his language, fewer than 40 votes. fi
lou: senator dianne feinstein is not happy with senator harry reid. as you heard her they're insisting she will give up her fight to pass a ban on assault weapons for a second time, despite her dramatic rhetoric today, the senators facts to not quite lineup. kelli, asking americans in late january what approach congress and the president should focus on, well, to prevent further school shootings for example. just 30%, 30 percent responded that they should focus on passing new laws on the sales...
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thchs a meeting attend bipartisan leading senate democrats including harry reid. also attend by senators schumer, durbin and patty murray of washington state. we got a good read out from a senior democratic aide who says in a statement and i'm quoting, democratic leaders had a productive meeting with president obama and remain fully united moving forward. he said democrats are willing to negotiate on anything republicans want to discuss as soon as we reopen the government and pay our bills. now that statement is republicans will say more of the same from democrats. republicans say that want denies them any negotiating power at all. and the white house meeting follows a day of many failures today. it began on the house side where republicans walked antibiotic way from the caucus meeting late this morning frustrated by yet again they feel is the president's total resistance to negotiations this time over a proposal by paul ryan that would extend the debt ceiling for a few weeks while attempting to jump start some further discussions about the long term drivers of th
thchs a meeting attend bipartisan leading senate democrats including harry reid. also attend by senators schumer, durbin and patty murray of washington state. we got a good read out from a senior democratic aide who says in a statement and i'm quoting, democratic leaders had a productive meeting with president obama and remain fully united moving forward. he said democrats are willing to negotiate on anything republicans want to discuss as soon as we reopen the government and pay our bills. now...
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we ask this president and harry reid to sit down and lets iron out our differences. a you are going to hear similar tone from everybody up here because it is very simple. a room and solve our problem. the president made a decision not to go to asia. we stayed in washington. a perfect opportunity to communicate with one another. missed, another opportunity missed. i do not want america to miss any more opportunities. it is very simple. harry reid, come to the room, we are there. mr. president, give a call. we are ready to answer. so we are one week into the shutdown, and i think most americans are looking at us wondering why cannot we just negotiate, why can't they just sit down and have a conversation, have a dialogue about the way forward. that is what most people do in their own homes. each one of us has been in those situations, and you have to at least open up the lines of communication, and that is what we are asking for the senate, the senate democrats, and the president to do. we had working in the house. we sent over for bills that completely fund of the gove
we ask this president and harry reid to sit down and lets iron out our differences. a you are going to hear similar tone from everybody up here because it is very simple. a room and solve our problem. the president made a decision not to go to asia. we stayed in washington. a perfect opportunity to communicate with one another. missed, another opportunity missed. i do not want america to miss any more opportunities. it is very simple. harry reid, come to the room, we are there. mr. president,...
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even harry reid uttered that statement. gun control, immigration, global warming, obamacare, it's been a tough year for the president. but hey, at least he picked louisville to go to the final four. joining me now with reaction, former new hampshire governor, a good friend, john sununu. former new mexico governor, bill richardson. governor sununu, global warming, budget doa, gun control, nobody wants him involved in the immigration legislation. nothing. he can't get anything accomplished. why? >> sean, that's exactly the same as last term. he got obamacare. he got the stimulus money. he got nothing else. he does not know how to lead. but what he had last term was he constantly blamed bush. now he can't do that. now that he can't do that, even the liberal press has to see that the emperor has no clothes. this is a man with no experience, and the lack of experience is hurting america today. he doesn't know that you do more than say i want a bill called gun control and somehow it comes magically. he's got to work. he's work av
even harry reid uttered that statement. gun control, immigration, global warming, obamacare, it's been a tough year for the president. but hey, at least he picked louisville to go to the final four. joining me now with reaction, former new hampshire governor, a good friend, john sununu. former new mexico governor, bill richardson. governor sununu, global warming, budget doa, gun control, nobody wants him involved in the immigration legislation. nothing. he can't get anything accomplished. why?...
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let's move on to harry reid because harry reid has been asked about gun patrol. control. he has been asked by george stephanopoulos. and here's what he had to say about it. >> would you vote for it? >> i didn't vote for the assault weapons last time because it didn't make sense but i'll take a look at it. >> now here is the important thing to remember about harry reid. he's facing a little bit of a conundrum because there is what is good for the country and what his constituents in nevada wants. and of course in nevada they're very much pro gun. and he is very much pro gun himself. it is very unlikely that he's well to support an assault weapons ban. but he was also talking about background checks. let's hear what he said about that. >> everyone acknowledged that we should have universal background checks. i support the second amendment but you can do things like that. >> michael, what are your thoughts. do you think harry reid will take the lead on gun control? >> i don't think he'll take the lead, but he's the smartest politician out there. i don't have any problems say
let's move on to harry reid because harry reid has been asked about gun patrol. control. he has been asked by george stephanopoulos. and here's what he had to say about it. >> would you vote for it? >> i didn't vote for the assault weapons last time because it didn't make sense but i'll take a look at it. >> now here is the important thing to remember about harry reid. he's facing a little bit of a conundrum because there is what is good for the country and what his...
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to play you something that senator harry reid said on the floor. i think it gets to the bigger picture here, which is i think that democrats want people to be reminded. let's listen to harry reid. >> it's pretty obvious what's going on. i've known it all the time. these are very, very rich people. in america. who don't believe in government. they used obama care as a conduit to shut down the government. >> so david, are republicans now being exposed on this point? and do you sense that they are trying to push back against that bigger picture? because it does look like these are the same folks that wanted to cut food stamps. now you're seeing the government sort of shut down in areas of real need. you know, $10 million having to be donated to keep head start open. are republicans on the hill concerned they're being exposed as harry reid said, looking out for the rich. >> in a way, people oh who are wagging the dog here, 30 or 40 tea partiers in the house that boehner can't control or win over, they have taken hostage, we'll shoot the kid if you don'
to play you something that senator harry reid said on the floor. i think it gets to the bigger picture here, which is i think that democrats want people to be reminded. let's listen to harry reid. >> it's pretty obvious what's going on. i've known it all the time. these are very, very rich people. in america. who don't believe in government. they used obama care as a conduit to shut down the government. >> so david, are republicans now being exposed on this point? and do you sense...
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harry reid saying it is a play by tea party anarchists. president obama calls it extortion. let's talk about some of the predictable play book attacks by democratic leaders. >> you have never seen in the history of the united states the debt ceiling or not raising the debt ceiling being used to ex tort a president or a governing party. >> this is playing with fire. leg slaft arsonists are at work when they start using the debt limit for their own agenda. >> major bills or grow our economy or languish. the house we are doing we did the farm bill twice, we did marketplace fairness which small businesses want that done. not with the house of representatives not with the anarchists to control that. >> anarchists extremists arsonists. steve murphy. >> you want to shut down the government don't you? >> no. >> that's anarchy. that's what you have in us. >> the republicans -- >> we want to fine the government but we don't want to fund obama care. you are calling that anarchy because we want to fund it? >> absolutely. >> oh, come on. >> first of all it's the responsibility of congres
harry reid saying it is a play by tea party anarchists. president obama calls it extortion. let's talk about some of the predictable play book attacks by democratic leaders. >> you have never seen in the history of the united states the debt ceiling or not raising the debt ceiling being used to ex tort a president or a governing party. >> this is playing with fire. leg slaft arsonists are at work when they start using the debt limit for their own agenda. >> major bills or grow...
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harry reid, much more offensive. the democrats hurl names just in the last few days, much worse than the union guys. these are people that are protected by barack obama and harry reid. it's harry reid 's state, barack obama's union people. they opened up a mall though it was closed to the rest of us for the union people. the left is violent, rowdy. it's happy to be offensive. they never get coalled on it. the media doesn't see it as a story because when it comes to the left this is tuesday. if it were the tea party it would be a six-week story. we would have a draum et beat every day on how terrible they are. but it's the left so they justify it. >> the left is violent, maybe you overstated your cause. i don't think we want to dismiss the entire left. i will say in their defense that one guy parked me in and i couldn't get out on either side. i put a note on the car and all i wrote was, "loser." it made me feel better. it was the cathartic. there is a guy out there saying, that was megyn kelly? i want to move on to w
harry reid, much more offensive. the democrats hurl names just in the last few days, much worse than the union guys. these are people that are protected by barack obama and harry reid. it's harry reid 's state, barack obama's union people. they opened up a mall though it was closed to the rest of us for the union people. the left is violent, rowdy. it's happy to be offensive. they never get coalled on it. the media doesn't see it as a story because when it comes to the left this is tuesday. if...
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for somebody like majority leader harry reid -- harry reid, it was the volume of legislation. he thought the chamber was too backed up by the number of bills. under the current system, it could take an entire week to get legislation through, even if it had a near majority support, because of all the different rules involving 30 hours a post- cloture time, and intervening day, another cloture vote, and a cloture vote before it goes to committee. the next thing you know, an entire week of the senate floor time has been chewed up. there are only two years. they take a summer stock. they take plenty of time off. that meant there was a strike -- strict limitation on the amount of legislation that could get through. that has led to judicial vacancies that are at crisis levels. executive vacancies that are at crisis levels. a ton of legislation that i wanted to get to, but they ran out of time. it focused on the volume, rather than the quality. there'll be a 60-vote threshold, but it will move quicker picker -- cooker. -- quicker. host: i want to share with you another headline from
for somebody like majority leader harry reid -- harry reid, it was the volume of legislation. he thought the chamber was too backed up by the number of bills. under the current system, it could take an entire week to get legislation through, even if it had a near majority support, because of all the different rules involving 30 hours a post- cloture time, and intervening day, another cloture vote, and a cloture vote before it goes to committee. the next thing you know, an entire week of the...
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as senator harry reid considers a massive change in the way washington works and the republicans are calling it a political pay back to organized labor. i am martha in for megyn kelliy. senate majority leader is moting with fellow democrats and discussing the rowel change that would give the president enormous power since it would allow the senate to approve white house nominees with a simple majority vote. mitch mcconnell said it is all about filling the labor spots and a political pay off for the unions. this is a part of the remarks, watch this. >> i know washington democrats are getting pressure from big labor bosses to do this. those folks have told democrats it is time to pay up and they don't have time for the democratic process or the rowel of law. they raised a ton of money for the democrats and they want special interest that is owed to them. >> strong words. joined by host of power play. stewart varny anchor of varny and company. two fantastic people to explain what this means. we'll go to chris first, in terms of what the nuclear option means for the president. >> you cou
as senator harry reid considers a massive change in the way washington works and the republicans are calling it a political pay back to organized labor. i am martha in for megyn kelliy. senate majority leader is moting with fellow democrats and discussing the rowel change that would give the president enormous power since it would allow the senate to approve white house nominees with a simple majority vote. mitch mcconnell said it is all about filling the labor spots and a political pay off for...
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harry reid ended up having to vote no. that way, by voting know he has the right to bring this back up for another vote when they come back from president's day weekend, which he will, and hopefully by that time, some republicans, one more republican, will have come to his or her senses. at any rate, it was the 55 democrats, 55 democrats and independents and four republicans came up to 59. harry reid voting no. that made it 58. so chuck hagle was not confirmed. and leon panetta is out. so we have no secretary of defense for the next 10 days and in the middle of at war. harry reid pointed out yesterday, this was his first. >> first time in the history of our country, if secretary of defense had been filibustered successfully >> bill: there is no doubt who is to blame. mitch mcconnell didn't do anything to stop it. >> to. >> just when you thought things couldn't get worse, it gets worse. >> bill: shocking, said the majority leader. >> shocking that my republican colleagues would leave the nation without a fully empowered sec
harry reid ended up having to vote no. that way, by voting know he has the right to bring this back up for another vote when they come back from president's day weekend, which he will, and hopefully by that time, some republicans, one more republican, will have come to his or her senses. at any rate, it was the 55 democrats, 55 democrats and independents and four republicans came up to 59. harry reid voting no. that made it 58. so chuck hagle was not confirmed. and leon panetta is out. so we...